Re: Apple iie card in an LCIII+

[notlikely@nowaymail.com (Stephen Thomas Cole)]

In article <c2513e93-3822-48d3-aa98-aa666c96005a@googlegroups.com>,
mspangler@gemsi.com wrote:

> > What is strange is that it does show no floppy, yet further down on
that page under Storage it says Floppy Size: 1.44 MB Floppy Inject: auto.
So does it or does it not have a 3.5 disk drive?
> 
> I have an LCIII+ or as it's more formally known, an LCIII that runs at
33 mHz instead of 25 mHz. It has a 3.5" floppy drive. It does not have a
second floppy drive or even a port on the MB for one, unlike the original
LC. 
> 
> It runs well, and will until my last SCSI drive dies, then it's dead. A
50 pin SCSI to CF or SD or USB or something adapter will be needed
eventually. Or I'll just have to toss it then. The Quadra 630 may stay
useful longer since it used IDE drives. 


What a kerfuffle!

Yes, the LCIII+ did exist. As above, it was identical to the LCIII except
that it ran an extra 8Mhz faster. Indeed, an LCIII can actually be
adjusted with a small motherboard tweak to run at that speed, becoming
identical. To further confusion, mine is actually badged as a Performa
460. This stems from Apple's mid-90s practice of naming the same computer
3 or 4 different ways depending on which market they were going to try and
sell it to. The only difference is the badge. I just refer to it as an
LCIII+ for typing's sake.

Anyway, it's a great computer, I agree! Probably the best 68K Mac I've
owned. Running OS7.6.1 on it and it's absolutely rock solid and FAST!
Really nice machine. Internal floppy has started playing up on mine, so
I'm currently keeping an eye out for similar machines from the era to grab
for cheap and break for a stockpile of parts to keep her running for years
to come.

S.

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